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6 October 1769
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James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia
Joseph Banks's Journal
Sydney Parkinson's Journal
The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth
1769
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| Week Days &Ca | Winds | Courses | Distce Saild | Latd in South | Longd in West [of Greenwich] | |
| Octr | Miles | |||||
| Frid. 6 | ENE | SW | 62 | 39..11 | 177..2 |
Little wind and fine pleasent weather. Saw some Seals, sea-weed and Port Egmont Hens. PM Variation pr Azth 12° 50' East, pr Ampd 12°..40'. AM pr Azth 14°.. 2' Et the difference is 1°..3' and the Ship has only gone 9 Leagues in the time. The Colour of the water appears to be ^ paler than Common and hath been so for some days past this makes us sound frequently, but can find no ground with 180 fathoms of line.
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